29/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - EU increases aid by €175 million. In the face of the worsening situation in Syria, the EU decided on Monday 29 July to increase its humanitarian aid to the people in Syria and the countries neighbouring Syria by €50 million, and to commit €125 million to cover the medium-term needs of the neighbouring countries that are faced with an unprecedented influx of refugees. The Council of the EU approved two proposals from the European Commission on this. The...